Report to Congress on Navy Medium Landing Ship
The following is the Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) (Previously Light Amphibious Warship [LAW]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress on July 23, 2024. …
Seven Marines Dead in Nevada Training Accident
Seven Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force were killed in a training accident at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev. on…
Hagel Orders New Defense Review
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is tasking the Pentagon with reexamining the U.S. military’s strategic assumptions in a more fiscally…
Senate Wants a ‘USS Ted Stevens’
The U.S. Senate has included a provision in the latest appropriations bill to name a warship after Ted Stevens, the…
Distinguished Warfare Medal Memo
Feb. 13, 2013 memo on the creation of the Distinguished Warfare Medal that recognizes warfare contributions from cyber troops and unmanned…
MoH Recipient: New Unmanned Medal is ‘Ludicrous’
The creation of the new medal honoring unmanned vehicle pilots and cyber troops, “is a telling and sad commentary on the judgment…
Congressman: USS New York to Mayport by December
Amphibious warship, USS News York (LPD-21) will be home ported at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. by the end of the…
No Furloughs at Arlington National Cemetery
Staff at Arlington National Cemetery will avoid furloughs this fiscal year reducing fears the cemetery would extend wait times for…
Pentagon Warns Budget Cuts Would Hurt Wounded Warriors
Wounded Warrior programs and TRICARE beneficiaries are at risk due to the ongoing budget uncertainty, the Pentagon’s top health official told the House…
Navy Identifies Three Killed in Prowler Crash
The Navy has identified the three sailors killed in a Monday crash of an EA-6B Prowler near Harrington, Wash.…
Update: Controversial Medal Faces New Review
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is calling for a review of the ranking of a controversial new medal created to…